Sony NETJUKE System: NAS-D50HD/NAS-M70HD/NAS-M90HD
To complement the new NW-S700F/S600 series, Sony has also released a new range of NetJuke bookshelf units, which will incorporate new features made available for the aforementioned Network Walkmans. The new NetJuke system, NAS-D50HD and NAS-M70HD along with the NAS-M90HD will debut on October 21, 2006 and November 18, 2006 respectively.
NAS-D50HD: 80GB HDD/CD/Tuner
–> approx. ¥65,000 (USD$544); available colors: White and Silver
NAS-M70HD: 80GB HDD/CD/MD/Tuner/Memory Stick Duo
–> approx. ¥80,000 (USD$669); available in Silver
NAS-M90HD: 250GB HDD/CD/MD/Tuner/Memory Stick Duo
–> approx. ¥100,000 (USD$836); available in Black
More pictures and details after the jump …
NAS-D50HD
NAS-M70HD
NAS-M70HD’s Remote
NAS-M90HD
New features/specifications of the NetJuke system – NAS-D50HD/NAS-M70HD/NAS-M90HD
★ an optional “docking” stand (BCR-NWS700) for the NW-S700F/S600 series; transfer speed: up to 50x and charging capability
★ 4.3 color liquid crystal display
★ records: MP3(96/128/160/192/256kbps), ATRAC(48/64/66/105/132/256kbps) and Linear PCM
★ playback: MP3(32～320kbps,CBR/VBR), ATRAC(32kbps～352kbps) and Linear PCM
★ Mp3 and ATRAC tunes residing within your PC can be transferred onto the NetJuke’s HDD via USB and Wireless LAN
★ a world’s first improved smart, sound analysis technology for radio recording; this new feature essentially will divide the music and “talking” part of recorded radio segments into separate folders
★ support album cover art
★ CDDB/Music ID
CD Module
★ CD–>HDD recording at 16X or less
★ Format: CD-DA, Mp3
MD Module
★ MD–>HDD recording at 20X or less. *only for NAS-M70HD/NAS-M90HD
★ Audio Compression: SP, LP2, LP4
Memory Stick Module
★Audio Compresion: ATRAC, Mp3
★HDD–>Memory Stick Duo Transfer Rate: approx. 50X (ATRAC 48kbps)
★ optional Wireless LAN adaptor via USB
Amplifier Module
★ Maximum Output: 20W+20W (4Ω)
★ Analog Amplifier (NAS-D50HD) Full, Digital Amplifier S-Master (NAS-M70HD, NAS-M90HD)
Speakers
★ Two way speaker system; 20mm balance dome-shaped tweeter (NAS-D50HD/NAS-M70HD), 25mm soft dome-shaped tweeter; and cone type subwoofer: 100mm (NAS-D50HD), Aluminum 100mm (NAS-M70HD) and Aluminum 130mm (NAS-M90HD)
Terminals
★ 1X 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T
★ 2X USB 2.0
★ 2X Audio Inputs
★ 1X Audio Output
★ 1X Headphone
★ 1X Composite Output
Power Consumption
★ NAS-D50HD: 52W
★ NAS-M70HD/NASM90HD: 48W
Dimensions
★ NAS-D50HD: 447mm (w) × 282mm (d) × 254mm (h)
★ NAS-M70HD/NAS-M90HD: 483mm (w) × 282mm (d) × 254mm (h)
Weight
★ NAS-D50HD: approx. 9.3kg
★ NAS-M70HD: approx. 9.9kg
★ NAS-M90HD: approx. 10.8kg
Hi-Speed USB (connection with supported Walkman device, PSP, Sony Ericsson Cellular)/USB bus power charge
“docking” stand (BCR-NWS700) for the NW-S700F/S600 series; transfer speed: up to 50x and charging capability
Mp3 and ATRAC tunes residing within your PC can be transferred onto the NetJuke’s HDD via USB and Wireless LAN
(images courtesy of Sony Japan and AVWatch)
For those of us that prefer managing our library on the PC, can these systems play songs stored in SonicStage over the (W)LAN?
I think Sony ought to include that ability in the PS3!
Very interesting device. Pricey, but having all your content available without use of a PC is always intriguing to me. I read all the specs and one thing comes to mind…. no Hi-MD support? Am I reading the translation properly? Is Sony serious? It’s been out for almost 3 years and no Hi-MD? C’mon now.
Otherwise, I’d love to snap one up.
Jillako said:
It’s quite possible. For your reference, SonicStage CP 4.0 is pre-installed on these NetJukes.
doclloyd said:
Unfortunately, the NAS-D50HD/NAS-M70HD/NAS-M90HD’s MD Module does not support Hi-MD playback. However, you can playback Hi-MD songs via its line-in, USB (i.e. A608, S700F/S600) or uploaded Hi-MD files within its HDD.
I have to agree with doclloyd, no Hi-MD support seems ludicrous. Is Sony doing everything it can to kill MD? It sure seems that way.
I can’t belive it !! no HI-MD support!
Wow I really like the concept and design… but it is WAY too expensive!!!
At these price points they should all have Hi-MD, with the M70HD adding DVD support and the M90HD perhaps adding Blu-Ray to that. If they had those things at least then the prices would be justified.
However nothing like that exists and not even the $800 (!) model has even so much as Hi-MD. So yeah, I agree with everyone else–waaay too expensive. I wonder if Sony is on crack or something???
Well, those figures are just Yen to US Dollar conversion. As we know, things are more expensive in Japan and considerably cheaper in US.
Anyway, whether the price is cheap or expensive matters only if they relase in US.
Also, it is important to note consumer behaviors differ in especially E. Asia (Japan, Korea) to Western Society (US).
Statistically, people Japan tend to pay more to get top electronics whereas general US consumers tend to go for lower price when buying electronics. This has been one of the reason in past and possibly even now that many Asian companies are hasitant in releasing some gadgets (i.e. laptops and cell phones).
I agree with the earlier poster.
If you want portable music, sure, download it and dock an MP3 player.
If you want quality music, it must have a Hi-MD slot.
I guess there are other Sony units out there with this function and Sony is promoting its new range of MP3 units, which is frankly what most people will buy instead of the fantastic Hi-MD.
That will leave the “quality sound” MD recordists/users to buy the specialized Sony unit for this. It makes commercial sense.
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can somebody tell me how to get a english version of manual for users? i bought this audio from japan, but i cant read it and i dont know how to use this machine! please help!